Respiratory disorders, especially non-communicable, chronic inflammatory diseases, are
amongst the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Respiratory diseases …

Endothelial cells that line capillaries are not just passive conduits for delivering blood.
Tissue-specific endothelium establishes specialized vascular niches that deploy sets of …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death worldwide,
however our understanding of cell specific mechanisms underlying COPD pathobiology …

Regulated cell death is a major mechanism to eliminate damaged, infected, or superfluous
cells. Previously, apoptosis was thought to be the only regulated cell death mechanism; …

Background COVID-19 is a multi-system disorder with high variability in clinical outcomes
among patients who are admitted to hospital. Although some cytokines such as interleukin …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involves chronic inflammation of the lung,
particularly in peripheral airways and parenchyma, which increases during acute …

Sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection, commonly progresses to acute lung
injury (ALI), an inflammatory lung disease with high morbidity. We postulated that sepsis …

Erythrocytes are the main cells in circulation. They are devoid of internal membrane
structures and easy to be isolated and handled providing a good model for different assays …

Extravasation of monocytes into tissue and to the site of injury is a fundamental
immunological process, which requires rapid responses via post translational modifications …

The current epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has produced a
worldwide health care burden, approaching that imposed by transmittable infectious …